Malay Language

Chinese Language

Tamil Language

Holistic Assessment (P1)Holistic Assessment (P1)Holistic Assessment (P1)Holistic Assessment (P1)

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Mother Tongue Department’s

Curricular Goals

Confident and Effective Communicators,

Culturally Savvy and Self-directed Learners.

How do we assess the 4 skills?How do we assess the 4 skills?How do we assess the 4 skills?How do we assess the 4 skills?The 4 Skills:The 4 Skills:The 4 Skills:The 4 Skills:

Listening Listening Comprehension Skills

•Picture Matching

• Short Passage

Speaking

(Spoken

Interaction)

•Simple Dialogue

•Show-and-Tell

•Picture Description

Reading • Running Records

•Reading Aloud

Writing •Sentence Construction

•Picture Writing

Language Use •Vocabulary

•Grammar

•Word Recognition / Sentence Construction

•Comprehension

A Developmental Approach to teaching A Developmental Approach to teaching A Developmental Approach to teaching A Developmental Approach to teaching

the 4 core skillsthe 4 core skillsthe 4 core skillsthe 4 core skills

Language

Skills/

Level ListeningSpeaking

(Spoken

Interaction)

Reading

Writing

(Written

Interaction)

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P2 √ √

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P1 Holistic Plan for MTLP1 Holistic Plan for MTLPrimary 1 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Mother Tongue Language (Chinese/Malay/Tamil)(Introduce portfolio to collect students’ works for Teacher-Parent Meeting)

(Reading，，，，Speaking, Listening & Writing)

(Reading, Speaking, Listening & Writing)

(Reading Speaking, Listening & Writing)(50%)

(Reading, Speaking, Listening & Writing)(50%)

Listening1. Class testo Listening comprehension (CL – include Hanyu Pinyin discrimination)oPicture Matching

Listening1. Class testoListening comprehensionoPicture Matching

Listening1. Class test (10%)oListening comprehensionoPicture Matching

Listening1. Class test (10%)oListening comprehensionoPicture Matching

Speaking2.Basic ConversationoSentence StructureoSimple dialogue based on pictures

Speaking2.Basic ConversationoSentence StructureoSimple dialogue based on pictures

Speaking2.Basic ConversationoShow-and-Tell(10%)oPicture description

Speaking2.Basic ConversationoShow-and-Tell (10%)Picture description

Reading3Running Record4. Diagnostic testReading (For CL onlyHanyu Pinyin will be tested)

Reading2.Running Record- Word Matrix- Simple Sentences

Reading3.Reading aloud (10%)

- Short passage / *Sentences

(focus on accuracy & fluency)

Reading2.Reading aloud (10%)- Short passage / *Sentences

(focus on accuracy, fluency & expression)

Writing4. Individual writingoPenmanship

Writing4. Individual writingoPenmanshipoSimple sentences / Short phrases

Writing5. Individual writing (5%)oPicture WritingoSimple sentences/ Short phrases

Writing4. Individual writing

(5%)oPicture WritingoSimple sentences /short phrases

Written6. Diagnostic testoPicture matching(Hanyu Pinyin will be included for CL)

Written5. Class testoVocabularyoSentence construction

Written6. Class test (15%)oVocabularyoGrammaroSentence construction

Written5. Class test (15%)oVocabularyoGrammaroSentence construction

Mother Tongue LanguageWeighting for Speaking : 20%

Reading : 20%Listening : 20%Writing : 5%Written : 35%

Oral Interactive Package (for all 3 languages) Oral Interactive Package (for all 3 languages) Oral Interactive Package (for all 3 languages) Oral Interactive Package (for all 3 languages)

Interactive Speaking : Active Listening & OralResponse

Daily ConversationRole PlayShow-n-tellSituational DialoguesGroup Discussion

ICT Portal for oracy & listening

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Listening with ComprehensionListening with ComprehensionListening with ComprehensionListening with Comprehension

� 1) Picture Matching

� Example: The girl is standing by the window looking at the

� flowers.

Answer: Picture 2

� 2) Listening to a short passage / story and answer questions pertaining to it

1 2 3

SpeakingSpeaking

Simple Dialogue

• Able to hold simple conversation

using basic sentence structures.

• Making simple requests such as

asking permission to go to the

washroom, ordering of food from the

canteen

• Able to talk about topics such as their

friends, family and hobbies.

Simple Dialogue

• Able to hold simple conversation

using basic sentence structures.

• Making simple requests such as

asking permission to go to the

washroom, ordering of food from the

canteen

• Able to talk about topics such as their

friends, family and hobbies.

Speaking with confidenceSpeaking with confidenceSpeaking with confidenceSpeaking with confidence

� Show-and-tell

Providing Scaffolding for Show and Tell

� Posture �Manners (Start with a greeting

and end with a “thank you”)

�Eye Contact with Audience�Voice Projection�Appreciative Audience

� Content – guiding questions� Explicit teaching of sentence structure� Providing exemplars

Picture Description

� Describe the scene

� Describe the characters

� Talk about their actions

� Comment on their actions(Optional)

Things that we look out for in speaking

� Articulation� Content� Clarity � Coherence� Confidence

Reading AloudReading AloudReading AloudReading Aloud

Running Records ( Term 1 & 2)

� Chinese Language

- Hanyu Pinyin & Characters

• Malay Language

-Words

• Tamil Language

- Tamil Alphabets

Reading AloudReading AloudReading AloudReading Aloud

Short Passage ( Term 3 & 4)� Chinese Language

- Sentences

- Short Passage

• Malay Language

- Sentences

- Short Passage

• Tamil Language

- Simple Sentences / Phrases

Things that we look out for in reading

�Pronunciation

(Accuracy)

�Fluency

WritingWritingWritingWriting

Individual Writing

� Penmanship

� Sentence

Construction

� Picture Writing

Experiential LearningExperiential Learning

• Writing a recipe for

the salad

• Writing a recipe for

the salad

• Group Writing• Group Writing

Things we look out for in writing

Picture writing� Content

� Grammar

� Vocabulary

Gradual Release of Responsibility

Explicit teaching & Showing of exemplars

Class Writing / Group Writing

Individual writing

Language Use : Written Paper

Components tested:

� Vocabulary

� Word / Character Differentiation

(CL & TL)

� Grammar

� Comprehension

Modular Approach for Chinese LanguageModular Approach for Chinese LanguageModular Approach for Chinese LanguageModular Approach for Chinese Language

� Diagnostic test ( Term 1 Wk 10)

Learning Pace Home Language

Grouping is based mainly on oracy , listening skillsas well as reading level.

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The Ability Banding Model Stipulated by MOE

Bridging Module （强化）

(For those with little foundation and home support)

Core Module （核心）(For all)

Enrichment Module （（（（深广深广深广深广））））

(For those who are strong in the language )* Teachers will move the students across the classes based

on their progress, usually at the beginning of the

semester.

Tips for parents

� Encourage your child to speak MTL at home.

� Create opportunities for them to use the MTL in their daily lives such as ordering food at the hawker centre, buying things at the shops, chatting with their grandparents etc.

�Make it a habit to borrow MTL books when going to the library.

� Read them a book in MTL before bedtime.

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